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Tweak Windows Vista with Stardock TweakVista
by Brad Linder Jun 22nd 2007 at 12:00PM
TweakVista is available for free as a public beta, but it expires in October. The final version will cost $20, but one nice thing about running pre-release software like this is that any settings you make before October will hold up after your software expires.
Another nice thing about TweakVista is that not only does it prompt you to create a system restore point before running it for the first time, you can create that restore point by clicking a button within the program itself.
Okay, so what can TweakVista do for you? Here are a few of the tweaks included:
[via CyberNet]
Edit: In addition to the $20 full version, there will be a free version of TweakVista available upon release, with a limited feature set.
- Choose what Windows services run in the background
- Choose what programs run on startup
- Examine details about your computer's startup, shutdown, sleep, and resume performance
- Adjust your User Account Control settings (including a setting that enables UAC, but removes all elevation prompts)
- Configure your display settings, including turning Aero on and off, turning Flip 3D on and off, etc...
- Examine and configure advanced power settings
- Choose what options show up in the context menu when you click on files or folders
[via CyberNet]
Edit: In addition to the $20 full version, there will be a free version of TweakVista available upon release, with a limited feature set.
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aodhan51 said 8:00AM on 6-25-2007
I'd be glad to download it if they could give you a way to do it. Their website is nothing but circuitus clicks.
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Justin said 1:16PM on 6-22-2007
Just click on the picture in the post then click download on the page it takes you to. I had it on my desktop faster then I could say kabookie.
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Scott said 2:27PM on 6-22-2007
It should be noted that the final version will have a free version as well as a premium version with advanced features.
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Brad Linder said 2:11PM on 6-22-2007
Noted, thanks Scott!
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